
What is the distance between Johannesburg, South Africa and Los Angeles, California
There are two types; the flying distance or the flight distance, which is the distance between any two airports and the great circle distance or surface distance, which is the shortest distance between any two points on the surface that is measured along the path of the surface of a sphere. It is also called orthrodromic distance.
The flight distance between Johannesburg, South Africa and Los Angeles, California is 10,376 miles or 16, 696 kilometers. The straight line distance is equivalent to 9,008 nautical miles.
The great circle distance between Johannesburg, South Africa and Los Angeles, California is 16,660 kilometers or 10,352.045 miles with a nautical distance of 8995.68 nautical miles.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great-circle_distance

